The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2021
Multicenter StudyDepression predicts long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness.
Intensive care unit (ICU) survivorship is associated with long-term cognitive impairment (LTCI). Our work has found post-ICU depression in up to 30% and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in up to 10% of ICU survivors. We hypothesized that post-ICU depression and PTSD are independently associated with LTCI in ICU survivors. ⋯ Prognostic/epidemiological, level III.